Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 95906
Maternity Services: Compensation
Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Danny Chambers
Liberal Democrat — Winchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reform the compensation formula for maternity negligence compensation.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS fi...
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